A minor earthquake with magnitude 2.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 88 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska (55 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: ak20201932. Unique identifier: ak20201932. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.6 km (16 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/08/18 / 2018-08-25 18:52:22 / August 25, 2018 @ 6:52 pm. Exact location of event, depth 25.6 km, -166.9763° West, 53.1201° North. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:52:22 / 7:52 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 88 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska.
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